Frank Zappa "Freeman Report" Part 1 of 5 October 26, 1981

[PhilipPorter]

Was this interview conducted in the corner of the studio canteen?

[hoffbug]

This is an absolute gem! Thanks for saving and posting this!

[DimensionsofChange]

Frank got his common sense by almost getting his nuts blown off!

[buakawkaoklai]

SHE FUCKED FRANK...LOL

[AAngry]

I was a friend of Sandi Freeman's son when I was a kid. We used to burn models in the backyard while she drank vodka all day. Good times.

[gongchi]

Great Interview, ta for upload.

[mshakhz]

she's clearly wet.

[pretorious700]

Frank was 100% right about unions. Look what's happening in the public sector unions now.

[MrTheAbominations]

'67? Freak Out came out in '65. Oh, the days before the internet when fact checking required giving a shit...

[RT83]

@MrTheAbominations psst! It was '66 ;)

[juggernautpresents]

@MrTheAbominations Freak out was released in 66' mate, but no disrespect intended! you were right in the facts that most of it was written and conceived in late 65' some tracks like "anyway the wind blows" were first recorded in 63' , You were right about the internet thing tho, information for interviewers now is too easy, back then they had to physically research info about their interviewee .

[shaynegryn]

Amen to what he's saying about the unions. David Gilmour had scheduled a concert in Montreal for his On An Island tour but had to cancel it due to disputes with the local unions.

[kurtizzyflush]

@shaynegryn Link to the Gilmour story?

[shaynegryn]

@kurtizzyflush Ooh. I'll have to go digging. It was reported heavily in our local media at the time. They'd originally announced Montreal, Toronto, NYC as the three spots for the tour, and then Montreal got cancelled.

[Grithron2]

A unique interview - the only one to feature the anecdote of his discovery of his younger brother's "kind-of" sexual abuse, which I think sheds light on certain controversial lyrics (circa 1976, get the drift?) and on the real reasons behind his own delinquent behavior (e.g the "explosions on parents' evening" incident - revenge on the teachers who wouldn't go to the defence his brother?)

[BitterBosh]

What's with all the talking in the background? Show some respect!

[funkyjones]

Frank had it all... brilliance, talent , wit, candor and big hairy Italian balls.

[arjunkaul]

Frank is a Saggitarius

[teleman925]

People like Zappa make me wish I was Italian. :D

[ButzisAroma]

Thanks for posting all of these! I thought I had exhausted YouTube's Zappa library. I'm reading Barry Miles biography, these are a nice companion to the book.

[Gslice1980]

He is unusually calm. Maybe he got a little 'friendly' with Ms. Freeman before the interview (in the same vein as that gorgeous Italian interviewer that he literally rubs salami onto in another interview).

[AZUFO1123]

great stuff

[superfuzzymomma]

This is Hot Poop!

Really great post!

ARF.

[fusionhar]

Be sure to digest the full interview.

Any reference Frank makes to the states is sadly encompassing the whole planet.

Dumb rules!

[shaharl2]

one of the few FZ interviews which i've seen that the interviewer actually listens to FZ's answers, doesn't asks stupid questions about his kids names or so, and doesn't seem to be intimidated by him.

great interview. thanks for that!

Frank Zappa is the real thing!

[DVincentW]

Gold absolute gold... better than that.

[fusionhar]

more, please.

Frank was hitting nail right on the head!